A handful of leather goods were presented for the first time during the Cruise 2023 show by Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of women’s collections, at the Salk Institute in San Diego, to celebrate the relationship between the House and the artist and to mark the 10th anniversary of the first collaboration”, according to a press release from Louis Vuitton. When designer Marc Jacobs took over the label in 2012, Kusama’s signature stitches adorned scarves, dresses, shoes and were layered on Louis Vuitton bags. The resulting effect was reminiscent of the style of the 1960s. Continue reading Yayoi Kusama and Vuitton : A new collaboration